Friday, February 7, 2014

Today's recipe is an interesting and colourful One Pot meal using fresh beets juice and coconut milk. For a change along with coconut I extracted beet root juice and made this simple Pulao. It does not need more spices just a few simple ingredients and procedure. This pinkish red colour pulao is sure to attract anyone and the mellow coconut flavor gives unique taste to the dish. If you haven't tried pulao or biryani using fresh beets so far, please go ahead and try this easy, healthy and delicious one pot meal for your kids and loved ones. Just a few more days for Valentine's Day this pulao is one of the best choice for Valentine's Day lunch or dinner menu. Now off to the recipe..

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Serves 2 generously

Ingredients

Basmati Rice 1 cup

Beet root 1 medium(peeled & shredded)

Coconut 1/4 cup (shredded, fresh or frozen)

Onion 1 no. (thinly sliced)

Green chilli 4 no.s(slit open)

Mint Leaves 2-3 tbsp (chopped)

Lemon Juice 2 tsp

Salt to taste

To Temper

Oil 1 tbsp

Shahi Jeera/Black Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Cinnamon 1" stick

Clove 3 no.

Cardamom 2 no.s

Bay Leaf 1 no.

To Grind

Ginger 1 " pieces

Garlic 2 fat cloves

Green chilli 2 no.s

Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp

Method

Wash and soak Basmati Rice for at least 20 minutes

Wash beet root, peel skin and shred and grind it along with fresh coconut using 1/2 cup water to a fine paste.

Then extract the juice from the ground paste using tea filter or using clean cloth and keep the beet-coconut milk extract aside.

Grind ginger, garlic and green chilli to a coarse paste and keep aside.

Now heat oil in a skillet, when its hot add the tempering ingredients and fry well.

I got about 1 and 1/2 cup beets coconut milk extract and used 1/4 cup water to cook rice. But i felt i should have added 2 cups so the rice have cooked even more soft and fluffy.

But i cooked the pulao in microwave after taking pictures so it turned very soft with rice grains separated.

Use cheese cloth/muslin cloth to filter the juice..since it will be easy to squeeze and extract it fastly than by using the tea filter method.

You can also use 1 cup shredded coconut and 1/4 cup beets juice for more coconut flavor and taste.

If desired, lastly add some ghee roasted cashew nuts to the rice.

Today's recipe is an interesting and colourful One Pot meal using fresh beets juice and coconut milk. For a change along with coconut I extracted beet root juice and made this simple Pulao. It does not need more spices just a few simple ingredients and procedure. This pinkish red colour pulao is sure to attract anyone and the mellow coconut flavor gives unique taste to the dish. If you haven't tried pulao or biryani using fresh beets so far, please go ahead and try this easy, healthy and delicious one pot meal for your kids and loved ones. Just a few more days for Valentine's Day this pulao is one of the best choice for Valentine's Day lunch or dinner menu. Now off to the recipe..

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Serves 2 generously

Ingredients

Basmati Rice 1 cup

Beet root 1 medium(peeled & shredded)

Coconut 1/4 cup (shredded, fresh or frozen)

Onion 1 no. (thinly sliced)

Green chilli 4 no.s(slit open)

Mint Leaves 2-3 tbsp (chopped)

Lemon Juice 2 tsp

Salt to taste

To Temper

Oil 1 tbsp

Shahi Jeera/Black Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Cinnamon 1" stick

Clove 3 no.

Cardamom 2 no.s

Bay Leaf 1 no.

To Grind

Ginger 1 " pieces

Garlic 2 fat cloves

Green chilli 2 no.s

Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp

Method

Wash and soak Basmati Rice for at least 20 minutes

Wash beet root, peel skin and shred and grind it along with fresh coconut using 1/2 cup water to a fine paste.

Then extract the juice from the ground paste using tea filter or using clean cloth and keep the beet-coconut milk extract aside.

Grind ginger, garlic and green chilli to a coarse paste and keep aside.

Now heat oil in a skillet, when its hot add the tempering ingredients and fry well.

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